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Thursday, 28 January 2016

Create in Blue !

Hello ! Welcome to today's inspirational post, it's Sue here and I decided to create another project in line with the current theme 'Oh so Blue'. You still have a few days to join in with us !

I gave my journal page a coat of Gesso to seal it then used Fresco Finish Turquoise. I used the circle stencil which is by TCW, with Snowflake Fresco Finish.

I don't know what it is but I love large numbers and this stencil by TCW is one of my firm favourites. It's also great for using with the 'bumping' technique. I stencilled the numbers with Mermaid Fresco Finish then moved the stencil slightly and stencilled again with Space Cadet Fresco Finish.

To add some texture I used Ranger Texture Paste through a Dina Wakley stencil and then continued using the stencil with Snowflake Fresco Finish.

I wanted to 'knock back' the page and tie everything together so I used Space Cadet again, this time mixed with some satin glaze and painted it all over the page. After a minute I used a baby wipe to wipe it away, leaving some of the colour behind.

I've stamped some script over the page using a Tim Holtz stamp and Cornflower Blue Archival ink then stamped the poppies (which you can just about see!) on both pages.

I used Snowflake Fresco Finish slightly watered down to paint the poppy heads.

I stamped and cut out some Wendy Vecchi flowers onto Prima watercolour paper then painted them with watered down Fresco Finish paint.

Sue, you've done it again! When I look at the initial pics I cannot imagine where you're going, but when I see how you get there and the end result I am floored! AGAIN! This is stunning, so very cool and well though out. I truly love your layers of flowers, that they are both subtle and also a focal point. Gorgeous work in blue and super happy design! Hugs, Autumn <3

Well I am blown away by your totally stunning pages Sue. Fabulous techniques as always and the outcome of it all is just amazing. Thank You for sharing the step by step...inspirational to say the least.